Yelawolf is also working on his second Shady Records album, “Love Story,” which has a 2013 release date. Info:, or 73.Īn EP by Yelawolf's new project with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, the rock-rap duo Psycho White, is due in November.
Where: Pease Auditorium, Eastern Michigan University, 124 College Place, Ypsilanti. With fellow Southern rapper Rittz and DJ Vajra and Michigan's Robert James Ritchie Jr. It will always be a part of what I do in some way. You’ll never stop getting records like (the “Trunk Muzik” singles) “Pop the Trunk” or “Good to Go” - the crunk south stuff. “I’m always gonna have the darker edgy music - it is always in my pocket because it comes so natural to me. I would never sign myself down to any style,” Yelawolf said of his sound.
“I can go any direction-arena rap or even the bluegrass hip-hop sh. The well-received LP “Trunk Muzik 0-60” was released in 2010 on Interscope Records. While coping with a difficult home life, he discovered rap and it soon became an obsession, along with the classic rock (Lynard Skynard, Pink Floyd, The Allman Brothers) he was raised on.Īfter spending several years on the prowl, he finally settled down in Gasden, Ala., and landed a contract with Columbia Records, only to find himself dropped when producer/mogul Rick Rubin took over the label in 2007. MLive recently reported that Rock's son, Robert James Ritchie Jr., will open for Yelawolf.Īccording to a biography on his Facebook page Yelawolf, born Michael Wayne Atha in Alabama, attended more than 15 schools “while soaking up slang and spiritualism” in various southern locales. The first single, “Hard White,” featured rapper Lil Jon, while the second, "Let's Roll," featured Motown’s own Kid Rock. With the meaning of being “active on the radio,” the album’s sound is a fusion of hip-hop and other styles, including the Southern rock he grew up with. Yelawolf, named one of Esquire Magazine's Best New Rappers of 2011, found his popularity on the rise last year thanks to the album “Radioactive,” released on Detroiter Eminem’s Shady Records.
The show, produced by the Blind Pig, is at EMU’s Pease Auditorium.
Up-and-coming rapper Yelawolf will perform at Eastern Michigan University on Saturday as part of his ongoing Slumerican Tour.
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